Ash tray



C. HENDRICKS April 25, 1950 ASH TRAY 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 29, 1945 \lwamoa CoRNEuus kaunmcks 3L. aPMMA ATTORNEYS C. HENDRICKS ASH -TRAY April 25, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

Filed April 29, 1946 lwvamog *QORNQIUS H anomcxs llllllllllllllllllllllll ll wmw ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 25, 1950 UNITED" STATES PATENT QFFICE 7 ASH TRAY I I Cornelius Hendricks, Grand Rapids, Mich., as-

signor 150- Applied Arts Corporation, Grand Rapids, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application April 29, 1946, Serial No. 665,803

2 Claims. (01. 220 -18) This invention relates to an ash tray of the type which is mounted upon the dash of an automobile and tiltable outward for the deposit of ashes and other refuse in a receptacle provided therefor, which receptacle is removably mounted at the back of a tilting door. With my inventitn, the'tilting door ma be assembled on the dash so as to Helium with its outer surface, being tiltable outwardly by pressure against the lower end portion ofthe door; and the door with the receptacle connected therewith, is pushed back to closed position by pressure at the upper part thereof, and in either postion of the door; it is yieldingly held against movement. Furthermore, with my invention, the entire structure 'and its frame mounting, may be assembled on the'dash of the automobile from the back. Novel mean are further provided for limiting or stopping the downward movement of the removable receptacle with reference to the door on which it is mounted, and a novel yielding pressure means is provided for pressing against lateraly extending guide flanges which are slidably received by guides on the door into a snug, yet yielding, engagement therewith, eliminating all rattling yet at the same time, permitting removal and replacement of said receptacle without binding or requiring the exertion of excessive force for such removal and replacement;- The construction is also very readily produced at low cost and is substantially noiseless in operation. My invention attains all of these endsand-functions set forth, as well as others, which will appear upon an understanding of the structural embodiment of my invention shown in the accompanying drawings, in which,

.Fig. 1 is a vertical section through the ash tray or receptacle structure at its closed position.

, Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof.

Fig. '3 is a view somewhat similar to Fig. 1 with the ash tray tilted to open position.

I Fig. lis a horizontal section through the structure shown in Fig. I;

Figs. and 6 are fragmentary, vertical sections showing the lower portion of the supporting frame and receptacle carrying door mounted thereon in closed and open positions of the door, respectively and,

Fig. '7 shows in perspective the ashes receptacle carrying door and the receptacle separated from each other.

Like reference characters refer to lik parts in the different figures of the drawings.

The dash of an automobile body, indicated at I, has a rectangular opening normally closed by th tilting door referred to. which opening at its vertical side edges has short rearwardly struck flanges 2, at its lower'end a horizontal ledge 3 and at its upper end an upper flange which is turned horizontally to the rear and thence downward as indicated in 4 and thence extended back of=the dash in a short curved section 5 as shown. The several flanges and ledges 2, 3, 4 and 5 are struck and pressed to the back of the dash I from the metal of which the dash is made.

An open frame upon which the receptacle carrying door is tiltably mounted is made from a length of flat metal withan upper side 6, two vertical sides I extending downwardly from the ends of the upper'side and a horizontal bottom 8 furnished by bending inwardly toward each other terminal sections from the lower ends of the vertical sides 1. The upper side 6 is located at the under side of the previously described extension 5.- At the under side of the upper member 6,'a curved cover member 9 is located which, at its forward edge, has an up-turned lip on which a U- shaped channel of rubber l 0 ma be placed, being located underneath the part 4 and at the uppermost portion of the opening in the dash at which the door is located. A bolt II is used to secure the parts 5,6 and 9 together in fixed relation to each other.

The lower side parts 8 are located'underneath the horizontal ledge 3, and underneath them a stop for the tilting door is located, including a horizontal section I2 which, at the back of the frame, is bent to extend upwardly and outwardly in a section 13, which may have a rubber bumper is similar to that at it mounted at its fre edge, against which the lower edge or the door is stopped when it is tilted outwardly. The sides 1 of the frame at their edges nearest the dash opening have each a projecting car It integral therewith.

The door comprises an outer plate ll conforming with the shape of the dash l and flush with its outer surface and of a size to substantially fill the opening made in the dash. Said door at its upper and lower edges is bent back upon itself to make upper and lower beads l8 and I 9, and at each side edge is bent to provide side flanges 20 which extend into the opening and from which ears 22 extend inwardly adapted to be positioned along side the ears l6 for the pivotal connection of said ears to each other, thereby tiltably mounting the door to turn about a horizontal axis. The flanges 2i] above said ears 22 are turned inwardly toward each other providing guides 2|, one at each vertical side edge of the door as best shown in Fig. 7.

A flat sheet metal plate 23 at its upper edge is received within the upper bead l5 and is located back of the guides 2 I. It extends for its full width 3, short distance below the ends of said guides is then reduced in width and adjacent each side 7 edge'is formed with a horizontal tab 24 to rest downwardly a short distance as at 25 and terznie nates in a horizontal outwardl bent lip 26 which f reaches to the inner side of the plate H. tween said outside door plate I! and the inner located of the shape best shown inFigZEY, which:

has bowed sides and ends which act to normally press the plate 23 snugly agai'h's't the guides fl.

A pivot rod 28 passes through the ears l6 and-22 and is headed over at each end for ermanencyin construction, located immediately belowthe tabs ui Two sprin s29 "of --the rormand shape best shown in Figs andeg'haveone of the-arms oi 'eaehof said springs secured tbthe e'a'rs' 22 and the other arms thereof to-the vertical sides 7 a of theframe-des'cribed; "In "moving the door from open'to closed positionor viceversa; the lines of force or said-springs pass from one 'side to 'the otherof the axis of the-rod "28 thereby yieldingly holding the door in either its cIoS'e'd or-=*ope'n "posit1on;-* Whenthe-door is closed; it strikes at'its upper-end-against the bumper m and when opened-ragainst the bumper M which; being of noise "deadening: material; reduces noise orgiooroperatiom v Tlie'imrnediateash reeei'ving receptaciehas a front '31) or sheet metal, the upper-portion of which, at its side edges. is provided with slidabl guidelips '31 adapted to bereceived'between the plate "23 andth'e guides'fll'l At the upper-end of theplate 3;! a horizontal: inwardly extending flange 32'i1s made. -At'the iowe ortion of the rece tacle the metal from which thefront is mad'e is curved a 'distanceto the rear at 33, then extended downwardly in-r a vertical lower front portion,andtermihates in a'horiizbntarbettom '35 iFig. '1); The*bacl:36, also of" sheet metal; has two sides 3'! extended forwardly therefrom, each of which: at its upper-portion, back of the li s 31, is shaped to provide verticalzchannel 38--:'( Fig.' 4 V andriis permanently :secur'eWto the front imem'bertfia The lower ends of th'eback and vsides have inwardlyziturned'Iiangesat their lower "edges passing underneath .thez'bott'om 35 to -wh-i'ch' they are. permanently seouredi. The upper edges of the sides iil'are pressed: outwardly an'd'then back toiorm beads 39 which may be grasped by the fingers for handling the: reeep tacle in its. removal; irons/and replacement upon the door.

Itv is teviden't :that with thisirconstruction; the receptacle is very quickly: andteasily removed and replaced, the lower ends of the lips "31 entering between the upper ends .of the: guides 21 and: the

plate 23, the upper portions of said guides being flared for ease of entrance, and that the receptacle is stopped in its downward movement by engagement of the bottom of the front upper portion of the receptacle against the ears 24, which in turn are stopped against the upper side of the rod 28. The door with the receptacle attached, when in olosed positio has its outer surface flush with'the surface of thedash I. It is, easily turned to open position by pressure against it below the rod 38 and is returned to closed position by pressure against its upper outer portion, the springs 29 serving to normally hold thedoo'r in either-position to which it may be movedx'lhe dooriis stopped at both its closed and open-positionsand the noise of engagement against thenstops -is deadened. The removable receptacle is maintained against rattling through theaction of the spring frame 2'! against the plate 23. The construction is verypractical, and readii and-easily: mannfacturedsin ilarge quantities at 'v'ery reasonablei'costc The'idnvention-vis definedin the; appended claims and is to beiconsideredacomprehensive of all forms of sltructuracomin'g:withirr'theiriscopez rel-aim:

1'. An :ash receiver comprisingqa frameya cover pivoted near itsriowerendzto said rame,--inturned guide fiangeszon said cover andspaced-rearwardly thereofya plate interposed :between saidcover and -SfiiidlglI-id flanges, .a spring: interposed-between s-said icover and; said plate; :and: acting to thrust: saidplatetoward saidguideeflanges, a receptacle having: outturned flanges slidably inserted between said, plate and said guide-flanges,- said springbeing ofr-springwireformed into rec tangularsshape twoopposite sidesg-of whichare bowed-rout of the planeof the-rectangle, and-a detent on said plate hookedunderthe lowerend membeirofthe spring. v

2. Th'e'elements oi-olaim rl in which-the pivot ofsaicl cover includes apivot rod extendingadja-v cent said. plate? and said-plate is provided with-a cletent in engagement with said pivot rod, and a rearward downtur-ne'd. flange; at the upper edge of the cover; the. upper edge of; the plate. being 10 eated-between-thecoverand-fianga CQRNELIU T "'s HENDR'IC'IKS, REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record: in the fiie of thisspatentr UNITED 

